Varietal Development

Wild Rice Varieties

The cultivated varieties of wild rice (Zizania palustris) along with their release year and the source of germplasm.
Variety Release Year Release Source
Johnson 1968 N/A
M1 1970 Manomin Development Company
K2 1972 Kosbau Brothers
M3 1974 Manomin Development Company
Netum 1978 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Voyager 1983 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Meter 1985 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Petrowske BottleBrush 1987 K & D Wild Rice
Franklin 1992 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Petrowske purple 2000 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Itasca 2002 Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council
Itasca-C12 2007 Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council
Dawn SR 2008 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Barron 2014 Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Itasca-C20 2019 Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council
Raygun 2023 Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council